Car Hunting, Dog Walking and getting errands done. 20K steps (almost) My Actifit Report Card: January 31 2024
My son currently has a car that gets him where he needs to go...but it is slow and he hates it.
He's been diligently working and picking up lots of shifts so he can afford something better. Today I checked out some car dealerships (I walked to them and around them) and found the car that he wanted to test drive.
A Ford Mustang
Now a Mustang wouldn't be my choice for a car but my son is crazy for one. However, I insisted he try other similar vehicles. So, he also tried this vehicle today.
A Chrysler GTS I think it was called. Personally I wouldn't drive either of the cars. However, in this situation I believe its important for my son to learn to make his OWN decisions and the process to make an INFORMED decision.
If that means walking to car dealerships like this one
as well as many others then so be it.
However, my day started with walking the dog. As usual he wanted to sniff everything, especially his favorite telephone pole.
The ground in the park was really wet and mushy from all the rain we have been getting so I decided to walk around the mall parking lot instead of the park today.
Other than that I spent a lot of the day talking with my son about cars and vehicle purchases. He really doesn't like my car choices of buying method so I'm trying to nudge him to find his own method and understand how complicated the choice really is...if it is done properly.
Other than that I did a bunch of house chores. I shoved a bunch of gravel to fill up my son's punching bag (well, the base for it at least). I wrote my #HiveLearners post. Walked the dog in the eveninga and generally tried to be useful.
Overall not a bad day, but looking forward to just having a shower and getting ready for bed...
Just to do things all over again tomorrow.
Thanks for reading!
And as always, feel free to leave a comment :)
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Sounds like you are a very wise dad!😄
Let us know which one he picks out.....
I vote for the Mustang Lol!!
Sounds like both of you had awesome @actifit steps today!!
😄
The Mustang certainly has a lot going for it. It's an iconic car with good power and style. However, he is looking to commute back and forth to University in city traffic everyday which is not exactly ideal for a Mustang. I'm paying half of the car (up to $10,000) provided he tries a bunch of different cars in a bunch of different brands and then tells me which he wants and why...then listens to my rebuttal :) Honestly don't care what he gets as long as he makes a well thought out decision. Learning to make a decision and buying for the right reasons if a lesson well worth the 10K.
Oh yeah, the second car was actually an Oldsmobile (not Chevrolet). Today we look at a VW Golf, Dodge Dart, and Hyundai Genesis. Tomorrow a Mercedes C class, a BMW i3, and something Audi. Will probably get a Subaru Impreza in there sometime. I wish he would try a Corolla or Civic but he staunchly refuses to even try those ones :(
But its all in the journey :)
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